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A review by marenk
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This book was so informative! It talks about Henrietta Lacks, her life and the life of her family, but also about so much more. It discusses racism in medicine and the rights of patients and doctors (mostly regarding tissue samples).
Before reading this book, I expected it to be very scientific and hard to read, but that honestly wasn‘t the case at all! It is easy to read and you really don‘t need to know a lot about medicine (I didn‘t either).
I recommend this book to everyone who is interested in medicine, genetics and/or the ethical code of medicine!
Before reading this book, I expected it to be very scientific and hard to read, but that honestly wasn‘t the case at all! It is easy to read and you really don‘t need to know a lot about medicine (I didn‘t either).
I recommend this book to everyone who is interested in medicine, genetics and/or the ethical code of medicine!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Incest